Daniel Filho

Known For: Directing
Born: September 30, 1937
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Daniel Filho

João Carlos Daniel Filho, better known as Daniel Filho (Rio de Janeiro, September 30, 1937), is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, presenter and author. Responsible for triggering an aesthetic revolution in Brazilian TV during the 1970s, he became a Midas of popular cinema in Brazil during the 2000s. He created one blockbuster after another, many adapted from the theatre. The "Se Eu Fosse Você" (If I Were You) franchise (2006-09), featuring Tony Ramos and Gloria Pires - famous for their soap opera roles, sold more than 9 million tickets.

Filmography

A Fúria

2026 · Feijó

(Des)controle

2026 · Levi

Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo

2025 · Self

Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem

2025 · Self

Tributo: Dennis Carvalho

2025 · Self

Cheer to Life

2025 · Seu Ulisses

Tributo: Boni

2024 · Self

Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”

2024 · Self

Executive Order

2022 · Producer

Venice

2021 · Associate Producer

Just Another Christmas

2020 · Seu Pedro

The Silence of The Rain

2020 · Producer, Director

Golden Mouth

2019 · Newspaper Clerk, Director, Producer

Sai de Baixo: O Filme

2019 · Producer

Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites

2018 · Self

What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship

2018 · Self

Oblivious Memory

2018 · Associate Producer

Duas de Mim

2017 · Daniel Filho

It's a Fairy!

2016 · Producer, Story

The Devil's Scarab

2016 · Associate Producer

Till Luck Do Us: Part 3

2015 · Elias Barelli

O Amuleto

2015 · Herminio

Smile, You're on Camera

2015 · Director, Writer, Producer

A Man Amidst Bees

2015 · Associate Producer

Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2

2014 · Pai de Tita

Teen's Confessions

2014 · Director, Producer

I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life

2013 · Vô

Brazilian Western

2013 · Executive Producer

The Brazilians

2012 · Narrador, Director, Producer, Creator

Federal Bank Heist

2011 · Advogado

The Illusionist

2011 · Salomão Hayalla

Chico Xavier

2011 · Director

The Cariocas

2010 · Narrador, Producer, Director, Creator

Chico Xavier

2010 · Director, Producer

Bróder

2010 · Associate Producer

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado

2009 · Self

The Assailant

2009 · Co-Producer

Peacetime

2009 · Dr. Penna, Director, Producer

The Invisible Woman

2009 · Producer

If I Were You 2

2009 · Director, Writer

Last Stop 174

2008 · Associate Producer

Golden Oldies

2008 · Co-Producer

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

2008 · Self, Co-Producer

Once Upon a Time in Rio

2008 · Producer

As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro

2008 · Ele mesmo

Critic

2008 · Self

The Ballroom

2007 · Co-Producer

The Sign of the City

2007 · Associate Producer

Primo Basílio

2007 · Director, Producer

Not by Chance

2007 · Associate Producer

Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water

2006 · Director, Producer

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

2006 · Co-Producer

Zuzu Angel

2006 · Co-Producer

Pages of Life

2006 · Self

If I Were You

2006 · Homem no Banheiro, Director, Producer, Writer

Didi - The Treasure Raider

2006 · Associate Producer

Two Sons of Francisco

2005 · Associate Producer

The House of Sand

2005 · Associate Producer

Tainá 2 - A New Amazon Adventure

2004 · Associate Producer

Owner of the Story

2004 · Director, Writer, Producer

Redeemer

2004 · Associate Producer

Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop

2004 · Producer

Sexo, Amor e Traição

2004 · Producer

Carga Pesada

2003 · Creator

Carandiru

2003 · Associate Producer

Darling Stranger

Darling Stranger

2002 · Alberto

City of God

2002 · Producer

Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented

2001 · Associate Producer

The Inheritance

2001 · Director

A Dog's Will

2000 · Associate Producer

O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul

1999 · Associate Producer

Vila Madalena

1999 · Executive Producer

Zoando na TV

1999 · Production Artist

Mild Poison

1999 · Director

O Auto da Compadecida

1999 · Producer

Simão, o Fantasma Trapalhão

1998 · Associate Producer

Mulher

1998 · Director, Creator

A Justiceira

1997 · Salomão Garcia, Director, Producer, Creator

Tieta of Agreste

1996 · Mirko Stefano

Delicado

1996 · Director

Sai de Baixo

1996 · Supervisor of Production Resources, Director, Creator

A Vida Como Ela É...

1996 · Director, Producer

Teen Confessions

1994 · Director, Producer, Creator

The Body

1991

Rainha da Sucata

1990 · Renato Maia

O Sexo dos Anjos

1989 · Teófilo Muniz

Que Rei Sou Eu?

1989 · Bergeron Bouchet / André Barral

Dina Sfat na União Soviética - Perestroika

1988 · Director

The Story of Fausta

1988 · João

Cousin Bazilio

1988 · Director, Producer

Vale Tudo

1988 · Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)

Tarcísio & Glória

1988 · Creator

Vianinha

1987

Subway to the Stars

1987

Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)

Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)

1987

Chico & Caetano

1986 · Creator, Idea

Cambalacho

1986 · agente da Interpol que prende Andréia

Hipertensão

1986 · Director

Armação Ilimitada

1985 · Creator

Television

1985

Mirror of Flesh

1984 · Jairo Almeida

Quilombo

1984 · Fernão Carrilho

Champagne

1983 · Mr. Morgan

O Cangaceiro Trapalhão

1983 · Director

Bar Esperanza

1983 · Armando

Parabéns pra Você

1983 · Mendonça

Quem Ama Não Mata

1982 · Director

Chico Anysio Show

1982 · novo amor de Pureza, Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)

Brilhante

1981 · Series Director

The Kiss

1981 · Amado Pinheiro

Rita Lee Jones

1980 · Director

Elis Regina Carvalho Costa

1980 · Self, Creative Director

O Bem-Amado

1980 · Producer

Grandes Nomes

1980 · Director

Paulinho da Viola - Série Grandes Nomes TV Globo

Paulinho da Viola - Série Grandes Nomes TV Globo

1980 · Director

Mulher 80

1979 · Creator, Director

Plantão de Polícia

1979 · Supervising Producer

Malu Mulher

1979 · Director, Creator

Dancin' Days

1978 · , Director

Ciranda, Cirandinha

1978 · Director, Producer, Creator

Summer Showers

1978 · Geraldinho

O Astro

1977 · Director

Espelho Mágico

1977 · João Gabriel, Director

Vida, Vida

1977 · Almeida

Duas Vidas

1976 · Director

O Casarão

1976 · Director

Pecado Capital

1975 · Director

Ana, a Libertina

1975

Selva de Pedra

1975 · Director

O Casal

1975 · , Director, Writer, Producer

Cuca Legal

1975 · Executive Producer

O Rebu

1974 · Supervising Producer

Corrida do Ouro

1974 · Supervising Producer

Fogo Sobre Terra

1974 · Supervising Producer

Os Ossos do Barão

1973 · Supervising Producer

Carinhoso

1973 · Supervising Producer

O Descarte

1973 · Bruno (voz)

O Bem-Amado

1973 · Supervising Producer

Roleta Russa

1972 · Raul

Dybbuk: The Demon

1972 · Director

O Bofe

1972 · Director

Selva de Pedra

1972 · Director

Bandeira 2

1971 · Director

Caso Especial

1971 · Director

As Quatro Chaves Mágicas

1971 · Paulo, o irmão

O Homem Que Deve Morrer

1971 · Director

Minha Doce Namorada

1971 · Carlos, Supervising Producer

O Cafona

1971 · Co-Director

The Heirs

1970 · Um Americano

Irmãos Coragem

1970 · Director

A Cama ao Alcance de Todos

1969 · , Writer, Director

Véu de Noiva

1969 · Director

A Cabana do Pai Tomás

1969 · Director

Os Acorrentados

Os Acorrentados

1969 · Producer, Director

Rosa Rebelde

1969 · Director

A Última Valsa

1969 · Director

Pobre Príncipe Encantado

1969 · Director, Screenplay

O Impossível Acontece

1969 · , Director, Writer, Producer

Passo dos Ventos

1968 · Director

A Gata de Vison

1968 · Supervising Producer

Juventude e Ternura

1968 · Story

Sangue e Areia

1967 · Director

O Homem Proibido

1967 · Director

A Rainha Louca

1967 · Director

A Grande Viagem

1965 · Dr. Renato

Golden Mouth

1963 · Leleco

Esse Rio que Eu Amo

1962

The Unscrupulous Ones

1962 · Vavá

Mulheres & Milhões

1961

Eu Sou o Tal

1959

Tem Boi na Linha

1957

Fuzileiro do Amor

1956

La Bréa

— · Himself - Interviewee

Resta Um

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Toda Nudez Será Castigada

Toda Nudez Será Castigada

— · Director, Writer

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